Question

What does criteria an organism must go through in order to be classified as a living thing ​

Answer 1

Answer and Explanation:

All of us have some idea of what life is since we are all manifestations of it. Living things have universal characteristics that are used to classify them from non-living. They include;

• Movement. All organisms or parts of them are able to move.
• Irritability. All organisms react to stimuli.
• Growth. Growth occurs from within by a process which involves the intake of new materials and their subsequent incorporation into the cytoplasm.
• Nutrition. Organisms constantly take in materials which they use for growth, reproduction and maintenance.
• Respiration. Living things require energy. the energy is released when food materials are broken down into simpler compounds.
• Excretion. Some of the processes that take place in living things lead to formation of waste products. Excretion is the process by which such waste products are removed from the body.